The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-08
Present Condition of the Crops.

CHICAGO Aug. THE following crop sum-
mary will appear in this weeks issue OF the
I Farmers Review: "Our reports indicate that
the corn crop has materially suffered throughout
the West from tie long continued drought. Lo-
cal rains have fallen in many localities since our
reports reached US, but it is questionable wheth-
er the damage to the crop can be repaired even
by general rains. The crop in many parts Of
the West is in a most lamentable condition
Wisconsin. Michigan, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio,
Minnesota and Dakota have suffered less than
the other States. The interwheat yield in the
different States, according to the reports of
our correspondents. is as follows: Fifteen
counties in Illinois, 18 2-3 bushels; Wisconsin
counties IL 2-5; Michigan counties, IA 3d. twelve
Indiana counties. IA ten Ohio counties, 143
La Rue county, Kentucky, reports the yield at
90 per cent. of an average Webster county, so
per cent, and the others reporting 10 bushels;
eleven Missouri counties 20 bushels and eleven
Kansas counties 10 bushels.
The average yield of oats in the different
States is follows: Thirteen counties in
Illinois, 80 bushels; six Wisconsin counties 244
Michigan counties. SO; fourteen Indiana counties.
30; twelve Ohio counties, 81; eleven Missouri
counties "a 3-5; thirteen Kansas Counties "a;
sixteen Iowa counties. "a; thirteen Minnesota
counties, 35; nine Nebraska counties, 33, and
Dakota counties report a good yield.
The average condition of the crop, as report
ed from the different States, is as follows: Seven
teen counties in Illinois report average con-
dition of 81 per cent. Damage by drought and
bugs is general throughout the State The
damage by drought and insects has not been
quite SO severe in Wisconsin, and counties re-
porting place the average at rs per cent Four
teen counties In Indiana report average con-
dition OF "a per cent; damage by drought is
general Damage by drought in Michigan is
not general. and counties reporting place the
average condition Of the crop at Sc per cent
BeDsie county reports damage by
drought and an average condition of ITO
per cent MT Eleven oh bic counties give
damage by drought is general Nine Missouri
counties report average of so per cent, with
damage from drought in every county report ng
crop is estimated at 80 per cent Of an average
The crop in La Rue and Webster counties,
Kentucky, is in fine condition, but other
ties report only 90 per cent. of an average crop,
the damage being from drought Thirteen Kan
sas counties report the condition of the crop at
81 per cent; the drought in the counties report
whore the average condition is ITO per cent The
crop the east half of Ness county is good, but
ruined by drought in the west half Chinch bugs
have also damaged the Kansas corn crop.
Sixteen counties in Iowa report the condition
of the corn crop at 90.5 per cent of an
average No damage by drought insects is
reported by Cerro Gordo. Clarke, Jones, Kos
suth or Woodbury. counties. Twelve counties
in Minnesota report an average of SO per cent;
the average reaches or passes 100 per cent. in
Bicker, Big Stone Blue Earth and Sibley coun-
ties but IT ON drought and insects has fallen
under average in the counties reporting.
Eight counties in Nebraska report average
of 76 per cent. No damage by drought bugs
has been experienced in Burk, Douglas and
Howard counties. but has been in the
other counties reporting. The crop in Da-
kota is still good, but some damage is reported
from hail and insects.
Potatoes are suffering from the continued
drought Pastures are in very bad condition
generally. but less so whore local rains have
fallen The prospects for crop of apples are
very slim.